甘肃省张掖二中届高三上学期月考英语试题 Word版含答案docWord格式.docx
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甘肃省张掖二中届高三上学期月考英语试题 Word版含答案docWord格式.docx
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第Ⅰ卷(共70分)
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;
每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
ThewritingsofShakespearearetodaylittlereadbyyoungpeopleinBritain.Hisyoungreadershipislimitedtothosewhochoosetostudyliteratureatuniversity.
Shakespeare’swork,togetherwithmostotherclassics,isseenasremote,andwrittenina400-year-oldversionofEnglishthatisaboutasinvitingastoothache.
Still,inBritainschools,itiscompulsorytostudythebard(诗人),andwhensomethingismadecompulsory,usuallytheresultisboredom,resentment(憎恨)orboth.
Thiswasmyexperienceoftheclassicsatschool.ButwhenIreachedmylateteenageyears,Ihadachangeofheart.Likeeveryotheryoungpersonsincethedawnoftime,theworldconfusedme.Iwantedanswers,soIturnedtobookstofindthem.
IwentontotakeaPhDinliteratureandhavetaughtitinBritainandChina.Ihaveneverregrettedit.Thereissomethinginliteraturethatpeoplewant,eveniftheydon’treadbooks.YouseethisinthepopularityofTVandmovieadaptationsofgreatworks,therecentfilmversionofJaneAusten’sPrideandPrejudicebeingacaseinpoint.Thesepopularadaptationsmayhelpincreasepeople’sinterestintheclassics.
ReadingasimplifiedRomeoandJulietmayperhapsleadtoareadingofShakespeare’sactualplay.Ifthatisthecase,thenIwelcomethetrend.Butdonotmakethemistakeofthinkingthatitisthesamething.Shakespeareisapoet.Hisgreatnessisinhislanguage.Readingsomeoneelse’srewritingofhisworkislikepeelingabanana,throwingawaythefruit,andeatingtheskin.Takeontheoriginal.Itreallyisworththeeffort.
1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Thelanguageusedinclassicsisnolongerinusetoday.
B.Britishstudentsusuallyfindcompulsoryreadingdull.
C.OnlythosestudyingliteraturereadShakespeare’sworks.
D.ForBritishpeople,Shakespeare’sworksarenolongerclassics.
2.Accordingtothepassage,thewriter________.
A.haslikedliteraryclassicssinceanearlyage
B.wasforcedtoreadtheclassicsforaPhD
C.turnedtoliteraturetoseekanswersinhisteens
D.thinksonlypeoplewhoreadbookslikeliterature
3.ThepopularityofTVandmovieadaptationsofgreatworksmayhelppeople______.
A.learnmoreabouttraditionB.getaPhDinliterature
C.seektheiranswersabouttheworldD.becomemoreinterestedintheclassics
4.Theunderlinedphrase“acaseinpoint”inparagraph5isclosestinmeaningto“_______”.
A.agreathitB.agoodexample
C.amovieadaptationD.apopularphenomenon
5.Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellusinthelastparagraph?
A.Thefruitofabananaismoreusefulthanitsskin.
B.Therewritingtrenddoesmoreharmthangood.
C.Readersshouldtrytoreadtheoriginalversions.
D.Readersneedtolearnthelanguageintheclassics.
B
ForKimLeBlanc,knowingthathersonTyler’sorgans,eyesandothertissueshavegivenlifeorhealingtoothersishelpinghercopewiththelossofherchild,whowasstruckbyatruckinGuelphonMay31.
Tylerwasbelievedtohavebeentextingafriendwhenhesteppedontoahigh-trafficroadagainstthegreenlightandwasstruckbythetruck.ThenhewassenttoaHamiltonhospital.Surgerywasperformedtoeasethepressureinhisbrain,but.thefamilywastoldhewouldnotrecover.
“Withallofhisinjuries,Ijustprayedallnightforamiracle.AndIwasgrantedamiracle,butnotinthewayI’dexpected,”saysLeBlanc,hervoicechokedbyemotion.
ThefamilydecidedtodonateTyler’sorgans,achoiceshebelievesherkindandconsideratesonwouldhavemadeonhisown.It’salsoachoicethattransplantprogramswishwouldbemademoreoften,becausetheneedfordonororgansisfarmorethanthesupplyworldwide.Morethan1,500peopleinOntarioareonthewaitinglistforlife-savingorgans,andonedieseverydaybecauseanorganhasnotbecomeavailableintime.AcrossCanada,thegapbetweendonationsandtheneedfororganscontinuestowiden.Attheendof2010,morethan4,400Canadianswereonthewaitinglistfordonororgans,including3,362needingakidney.Thatyear,229diedbeforetheorganstheyneededbecameavailable.
LeBlancrecallsthemorningwhenhersonwastakenofflifesupportandhisorganswereremoved.Despitelivingwhatshecallsaparent’sabsoluteworstnightmare,LeBlancsaysshehasgotthestrengthtobearsuchanunbearableloss.“He’sstillthere.He’sstillliving.Andhe’sstillbreathing.Andhe’sbroughtsomuchjoytofamilies,”shesays.“He’smyhero.Hereallyismyhero.”
6.Tylerwasstruckbythetruckmainlybecause________.
A.hebrokethetrafficruleB.hewastalkingwithhisfriends
C.thetruckignoredhimD.thetruckranatahighspeed
7.Thefiguresinparagraph4showthat________.
A.morepeoplebegintodonatetheirorgans
B.morepeoplearedyingduringorgantransplantoperations
C.manypeopledon’tknowhowtodonatetheirorgans
D.manypeopleareingreatneedoforgantransplantworldwide
8.Itisimpliedinthelastparagraphthat________.
A.LeBlancwasdesperateaboutTyler’sdeath
B.LeBlancwillneverforgetTyler’scontribution
C.LeBlancfeltrelievedwithTyler’sorgandonated
D.LeBlanchasneverthoughtthatTylerwillbeahero
C
Nowadaysmoreandmorepeoplearetalkingaboutgeneticallymodifiedfoods(GMfoods).GMfoodsdevelopfromgeneticallymodifiedorganisms(有机体),whichhavehadspecificchangesintroducedintotheirDNAbygeneticengineeringtechniques.Thesetechniquesaremuchmoreprecisewhereanorganismisexposedtochemicalstocreateanon-specificbutstablechange.Formanypeople,thehigh-techproductionraisesallkinds,ofenvironmental,ethical(伦理的),healthandsafetyproblems.Particularlyincountrieswithlongfarmingtraditions,theideaseemsagainstnature.
Infact,GMfoodsarealreadyverymuchapartofourlives.Theywerefirstputonthemarketin1996.AthirdofthecornandmorethanhalfthecottongrownintheUSlastyearwastheproductofbiotechnology,accordingtotheDepartmentofAgriculture.Morethan65millionacresofgeneticallymodifiedcropswillbeplantedintheUSthisyear.Thegeneticgenieisoutofthebottle.
However,likeanynewproductenteringthefoodchain,GMfoodsmustbesubjectedtocarefultesting.Inwealthycountries,thedebateaboutbiotechisnotsofiercebythefactthattheyhavealargenumberoffoodstochoosefrom,andasupplythatgoesbeyondtheneeds.Indevelopingcountriesdesperatetofeedfast-growingandunderfedpopulations,thematterissimplerandmuchmoreurgent:
dothebenefitsofbiotechoutweightherisks?
Thestatisticsonpopulationgrowthandhungeraredisturbing.Lastyeartheworld’spopulationreached6billion.TheUNstatesthatnearly800millionpeoplearoundtheworldareunhealthy.About400millionwomenofchildbearingagedon’thaveenoughiron,whichmeanstheirbabiesareexposedtovariousbirthdefeats.Asmanyas100millionchildrensufferfromvitaminAdeficiency,aleadingcauseofblindness.
Howcanbiotechhelp?
Geneticengineeringiswidelyusedtoproduceplantsandanimalswithbetternutritionalvalues.Biotechnologistshavedevelopedgeneticallymodifiedriceandtheyareworkingonotherkindsofnutritionallyimprovedcrops.Biotechcanalsoimprovefarmingproductivityinplaceswherefoodshortagearecausedbycropdamageattributabletodrought,poorsoilandcropviruses.
9.Thepassagemainlytalksabout_______.
A.theworld’sfoodproblemB.thedevelopmentinbiotech
C.thegeneticallymodifiedfoodsD.thewaytosolvefoodshortage
10.Accordingtothepassage,GMfoods________.
A.willreplacenaturallygrownfoods
B.arefarbetterthannaturallygrownfoods
C.mayhelptosolvetheproblemofpoornutrition
D.cancauseserioustroubleindevelopingcountries
11.Theunderlinedsentence“Thegeneticgenieisoutofthebottle.”inparagraph2probablymeansthat_______.
A.GMfoodsareavailableeverywhere
B.thetechnologyinproducingGMfoodsisadvanced
C.genetictechnologymayhaveuncontrollablepowers
D.genetictechnologyhascomeoutoflaboratoriesintomarkets
12.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardsGMfoods?
A.Enthusiastic.B.Cautious.
C.Disapproving.D.Unbelievable.
D
Ifyoustarteachdaydesperatelywishingforanextrahourinbed,thefollowingislikelytoleaveyoufeelingevengrumpier.
Scientistshaveidentifiedasleeplesselite—asmallgroupofpeopleforwhomalie-inisawasteoftime.Ratherthanbeingtiredandbad-temperedunderachievers,theyareanenergetic,outgoingandoptimisticgroupwhocanhappilyandhealthilygetbyonjustfouroffivehoursofshut-eyeanight.
Ifthatisnottiringenough,theytendtobeabletoholddowntwojobsatthesanetime,andbreezethroughtheirextra-longdayswithoutneedingcaffeinepick-me-upsorcatnaps.Workingouthowthegenecutssleepwithoutanyobviousimpactonhealthcouldhelpinthedesignofdrugsthatgiveusallafewextrahoursinourday.Thebadnewsisthatwhilemanyofusgetbyonafewhours’sleepanight,justonetothreepeoplein100qualifytobepartofthesleeplesselite.
TheresearchteamisnowappealingtomembersoftheluckygrouptocomeforwardtoallowtheirDNAtobestudied.UniversityofCaliforniaresearcherYing-HuiFusaid,“Mylong-termgoalistosomedaylearnenoughsothatwecancontrolthesleeppathwayswithoutdamagingourhealth.”
“Everybodycanusemorewakinghours,evenifyoujustwatch
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